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Beyond Hotham 4WD Guide BEYONDBEYOND HOTHAMHOTHAM MTHOTHAM.COM.AU MTHOTHAM.COM.AU THE ADVENTURE BEGINS EXPLORE BEYOND HOTHAM THIS GREEN SEASON TOURING IN VICTORIA’S HIGH COUNTRY 02 TREK 4 - BLUE RAG RANGE : BLUE RAG RANGE WHAT YOU DON’T NEED 02 TRIG, RED CARRIAGE, WHITE TIMBER SPUR, WHAT YOU NEED 02 DEVILS HOLLOW 28 FUEL REQUIREMENTS 03 ROAD CONDITIONS 28 TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER TRACK HISTORY 29 ESTIMATES 04 TREK NOTES 30 TREK MAP 31 TRIP DETAILS 06 ROAD CONDITIONS 08 TREK 5 : WHITE TIMBER SPUR, RED CARRIAGE, TREK NOTES 10 BASALT KNOB, TALBOTVILLE, GRANT, DARGO 32 DRIVING TIPS 11 ROAD CONDITIONS 32 WATER CROSSINGS 12 TRACK HISTORY 33 TYRE PRESSURES 13 TREK NOTES 34 VEHICLE SUPPORT NETWORK 13 TREK MAP 35 FACILITIES 14 TREK 6 - CROOKED RIVER RUN : GRANT, TOILETS 14 STONEWALL, HOGTOWN, TALBOTVILLE, CROOKED PICNIC AREAS 14 RIVER, BLACK SNAKE CREEK HUT, DARGO 36 RUBBISH 14 ROAD CONDITIONS 36 SHOPS 15 TRACK HISTORY 37 WASHING 15 TREK NOTES 38 TREK MAP 39 TREK 1 - THE PLAINS TO THE FALLS : PRECIPICE PLAIN, VICTORIA RIVER, VICTORIA FALLS 16 TREK 7 : MT MURRAY 40 ROAD CONDITIONS 16 ROAD CONDITIONS 40 TRACK HISTORY 17 TRACK HISTORY 40 TREK NOTES 18 TREK NOTES 41 TREK MAP 19 TREK MAP 41 TREK 2 : PRECIPICE PLAIN, DOGS GRAVE, DIGITAL TOUR GUIDE 42 ORIENTAL CLAIMS, OMEO (OPT: KING CASSILIS MINE, VICTORIA FALLS 20 THE GENERAL MT HOTHAM 44 ROAD CONDITIONS 20 TRACK HISTORY 21 ACCOMMODATION - HOTHAM & DP 46 TREK NOTES 22 TREK MAP 23 SUMMER BUSHWALKING 48 INDEX TREK 3 - GRANT HISTORIC AREA : DARGO HIGH SUMMER ACTIVITIES - HOTHAM & DP 50 PLAINS, GRANT, TALBOTVILLE, DARGO 24 ROAD CONDITIONS 24 USEFUL CONTACTS 52 TRACK HISTORY 25 TREK NOTES 26 HEMA REGION MAP FLIP OUT BACK COVER TREK MAP 27 BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE / 1 THIS BOOK IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE ONLY. PLEASE ALWAYS BE ALERT AND AWARE AND SEEK INFORMATION FROM AUTHORITIES AND LOCALS IF UNSURE AS CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 4WD COMES WITH AN INHERENT RISK AT THE INDIVIDUAL’S RESPONSIBILITY NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR. PLEASE ALWAYS DRIVE WITHIN YOUR LIMITS. MHRMB ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY OR INCONVENIENCE. HOTHAM’S INTRODUCTION HIGH COUNTRY TREKS TOURING IN VICTORIA’S HIGH COUNTRY Congratulations on choosing to travel around • Plastic bags for rubbish – you are Australia’s iconic Victorian High Country, we want responsible for the collection and correct your adventure in our backyard to be enjoyable. disposal of your own rubbish This booklet provides you with key information on • Suitable clothing – we suggest at least points of interest and how to get there and back, we warm weatherproof jacket, long trousers, want to ensure your experience is safe. closed-in sturdy footwear, gloves, hat and Please take a moment to read this as it could save sunscreen for all people in your vehicle you time, money and a lot of anxiety, we want to • Camera – make sure your batteries are make your experience memorable. charged and you have plenty of room for photos WHAT YOU DON’T NEED • Air compressor – varying road conditions As you are going to be travelling through the Alpine and terrain may require tyre pressure to National Park, it is a condition of entry that you do be adjusted. NOT carry: • First Aid Kit • Firearms, • Extra water to extinguish camp fire • Chainsaws, or • Sense of Adventure – take the time to • Animals. wonder at what it would have been like in earlier years to travel this terrain without WHAT YOU NEED the comfort of your horseless carriage! • Capable vehicle such as an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) or Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) vehicle with low range – check each trip to see if your vehicle is suitable • Map of the area, do not rely on your in-car navigation system – we suggest the Hema High Country Victoria Map • Fuel for your vehicle (at least half a full tank) – see next page for Fuel Requirements • Food and drinks for the day – make sure you carry a bit extra just in case; especially water and energy food 2 / BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE IMPORTANT NOTE FOR DIESEL VEHICLES: IF YOU ARE DRIVING A DIESEL VEHICLE TO ALPINE AREAS DURING COLD WEATHER WE RECOMMEND AN ALPINE DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVE, AVAILABLE FROM GARAGES. IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES NORMAL DIESEL WAXES UP AND WON’T MOVE THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. PLEASE ENSURE YOU CHECK YOUR OWNER/OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON ALPINE DIESEL AND DRIVING IN ALPINE OR COLD AREAS. NEAREST FUEL STOPS OMEO (54 km) Diesel, LPG, Unleaded and Premium Unleaded BRIGHT (56 km) Diesel, LPG, Unleaded and Premium Unleaded DARGO (80 km) Diesel, Unleaded and Premium Unleaded FUEL REQUIREMENTS FUEL FUEL REQUIREMENTS As each vehicle is different we cannot tell you how much fuel your vehicle will use. However, be aware that travelling on unsealed dirt roads and narrow tracks can use more fuel, maybe as much 30% more fuel. We recommend you have at least half a full tank of fuel before heading off on any one of the trips outlined in this booklet. Fuel costs vary significantly in this area due to transport costs. We suggest you fill up at every available opportunity, even if you only add a quarter a tank of fuel. This preventative measure will assist with having enough fuel to complete your journey. Most major credit cards are accepted at locations throughout the Victorian High Country, however EFTPOS should NOT be relied upon. It is a good idea to always have cash handy just in case. BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE / 3 TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER ESTIMATES WEATHER TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER ESTIMATES The weather in the Victorian High Country is unpredictable and can change very quickly without warning. You should always be prepared for the unexpected. As a guide here are Mount Hotham’s historical monthly temperature ranges and rainfall numbers: 4 / BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE MONTHLY MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (°C) MONTHLY AVERAGE RAINFALL (MM) Data for these charts was extracted from Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology website Climate Data Online for the Mount Hotham Climatological Station viewed on 28 June 2015. SNOW CAN OFTEN FALL OUT OF THE WINTER SEASON AND IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE SNOWFALLS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN PACKING CLOTHES AND EQUIPMENT. WEATHER BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE / 5 TRIP DETAILS VEHICLES MINIMUM TYPE OF VEHICLE RECOMMENDED FOR THE TRIPS VEHICLE Based on the grade of the trip, ground clearance and track steepness, All Wheel Drives are minimum type of vehicle recommended for the trip. However it does not provide for the skill level of the driver, if you are at all unsure, and then please discuss your adventure with us before heading off. As a guide, this is how we classify the difference between the two types of vehicles: All Wheel Drive A vehicle with reasonable ground clearance (more than that of a standard two-wheel drive sedan) and the ability for engine torque/power to be shared by the front and back axles. Four-Wheel Drive A vehicle with very good ground clearance, ability to manually/automatically lock the front and rear axles together. 6 / BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE HOTHAM’S HIGH COUNTRY TRIP DETAILS EACH TRIP PROVIDES YOU WITH SOME KEY DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURE These trips have been put together with all possible care with times calculated for an average driver of average dirt road experience travelling at a safe speed for the road conditions in fair weather. TOTAL DISTANCE GRADE This is the total distance for each Each trip is graded in fair weather adventure excluding any optional conditions using three descriptions: extras. Use this distance to help • Easy – contains sealed and determine if you have enough fuel unsealed roads for the journey. • Medium – contains sealed, Check your trip meter. The unsealed and formed dirt distances given in this booklet roads do not account for variations • Difficult – contains sealed, in individual vehicle odometer unsealed, formed dirt roads readings. These variations could and narrow tracks be as much as 10%, so please take this into consideration when Read the section on Road calculating your distances. We Conditions below for more suggest resetting your vehicle’s trip information about what to expect meter at each location to keep this on each of these road types. difference to a minimum. In adverse weather conditions, consider each trip to be at least the TRAVEL TIME next level of difficulty. This is the on road driving time in fair weather conditions, it does not NOTE – ALWAYS check with local authorities before heading off on your adventure to be include the time you may take to safe. look around and enjoy the view or take in the atmosphere – that is up FUEL to you! For each journey you will be travelling towards a town with a OPTIONAL EXTRAS service station or general store Most of the adventures that have fuel available. Not all contain some options for your fuel types are available in these consideration. To assist you with locations, so this will provide you TRIP DETAILS making the decision on whether with the location and a guide to to take the option or not, we have the types of fuel available. included distances and travel times. These distances and times are either: • Return – to and from that particular point in your journey • One Way – from that particular point in your journey to the optional destination. BEYOND HOTHAM 4WD EXPERIENCE / 7 ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD SEASONAL ROAD CLOSURES All trips outlined in this booklet have sections that are subject to seasonal road closures. These closures occur each year typically between June and November.
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